Implants unfortunately are different from cars, we can test-drive a car and get a feel for it before buying it. But with implants we cannot test-drive, but the best thing we can do is talk to someone else who have had the procedure in America

The impact on domestic companies seems to be defeating the purpose of pet initiatives of the Prime Minister -`Make In India' and `Startup India' -as many manufacturing units are on the verge of closure without government procurement, industry experts say.

Medical device will be soon delinked from the pharma sector so that it can chart a distinct and definitive course along with a facilitating regulatory frame work, said union minister for chemicals, Ananth Kumar on Saturday at Indian Pharma and Indian Medical Devices International conference in the city.